# N61D: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 29, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=61D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61D

## Aircraft that carried N61D

- [Cancelled 2014-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61D-2014-10-29): Midget MUSTANG, S/N 128, built 1967. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Carruth James B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARRUTH%20JAMES%20B), [Bountiful, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Bountiful)

## NTSB investigations on N61D (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX96LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA240), Jun 21, 1996: Experimental Mini Mustang (N61D), Page, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions, and his failure to maintain control of the aircraft. A factor relating to the accident was: the gusty/crosswind condition.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N61D (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19960621014819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960621014819A), Jun 21, 1996: Amtrnb MUSTANGX (N61D), Page, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control on high crosswind takeoff. Turned downwind low altitude in error. Crosswind component exceeded.

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